Thursday 7th - Sunday 10th 

September 2023

Programme/Clár 

Booking tickets:

The buttons below will take you directly to the booking site by event. You can select your seats at events in Westport House and The Town Hall Theatre Auditorium, other venues do not have this facility. Tickets can also be booked by ringing the box-office on 098 28458.

A season ticket (€160) is available by booking all (nine) ticketed events (including lectures).

Please note, a €2 surcharge applies to online bookings.

Thursday 7th September

Matt Molloys

. 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Shared Traditions: The Common Ground between Traditional Irish and Classical Music

Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina, vocals) & Kevin Corbett (guitar)

. €10 - Buy Online »

Friday 8th September


Westport House

. 7pm

Wine Reception


. 8.00pm - 10.00pm

Beethoven: Piano Trio op. 1, no. 3
Adrian Brendel (cello), Mia Cooper (violin) & Hugh Tinney (piano)

Schubert: ‘Shepherd on the Rock’
Chen Halevi (clarinet), Julius Drake (piano) & Anna Devin (soprano)

Massenet: Elegie for Soprano, Piano and Cello
Anna Devin (soprano), Julius Drake (piano) & Adrian Brendel (cello)

Chausson: ‘CONCERT’ for violin and piano with String Quartet
Charles Owen (piano) and Sophia Jaffé (violin) with Matangi Quartet

. €60 - Buy Online »

Saturday 9th September

Westport Town Hall Theatre

. 11.00am -12.00pm

Young Irish Stars from the Yehudi Menuhin School
Peter Ryan (violin) and Liam Ryan (piano)

Albeniz - Op.47 No.3 ‘Sevilla’
Kreisler - Liebesfreud & Liebesleid
Wieniawski - Polanaise de concert in D major Op.4
Massenet - ‘Meditation’
Kroll - Banjo and Fiddle
Wieniawski - Variations on an Original Theme
Trad - The Coulin
De Falla - Danza Espagnole

. €15 - Buy Online »

Matt Molloy's Yard Bar

. 3.30 - 4.30pm

Workshop: Matangi Quartet with Dermot Dunne (accordion)


Westport Town Hall Theatre

. 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Star Voice Recital: Julius Drake (piano) and Anna Devin (soprano)

. €20 - Buy Online »

Westport Town Hall Theatre

. 6.00 - 6.40pm

Lecture: A talk from this evening's performers on Messiaen's seminal work, 'The End of Time' 
Chen Halevi, Julius Drake, Sophia Jaffé and Adrian Brendel 

. Free - Book Online »

Westport Town Hall Theatre

. 7.00pm - 7.30pm

Concert from the Balcony: Dermot Dunne (accordion)
A return for our popular outdoor concert from the balcony of The Town Hall Theatre


Westport Town Hall Theatre

. 8.00 - 9.00pm

Brahms: Viola Sonata f minor, op. 120, no. 1
Eivind Ringstad (viola) & Charles Owen (piano)

Raymond Deane: 'Cereus' (No. 10 from 'Noctuary')

Chopin: Nocturne in D flat op 27 no. 2
Hugh Tinney (piano)

Piazzola: La Muerte del Angel
Oblivion
Escualo

Matangi Quartet and Dermot Dunne (accordion)

. 9.30pm - 10.30pm

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Chen Halevi (clarinet), Julius Drake (piano), Sophia Jaffé (violin) and Adrian Brendel (cello)
Preceeded by readings from poet, Charlotte Leport

. €30 - Buy Online »

Sunday 10th September

Westport Town Hall Theatre

. 11.30am - 12.30pm

Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus for Viola and Piano
Eivind Ringstad (viola) and Hugh Tinney (piano)

Brahms Clarinet Trio, op. 114
Adrian Brendel (cello), Chen Halevi (clarinet) and Hugh Tinney (piano)

Prokofiev: Five Melodies for Violin and Piano
Sophia Jaffé (violin) and Charles Owen (piano)

Debussy L’isle joyeuse
Charles Owen (piano)

. €20 - Buy Online »

Sean Staunton Suite

. 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Lecture: Gary Leahy will develop on last year's talk on the history of violin bow-making and the techniques and exotic materials that go into the making of a bow. This time he will be joined by young violinist, Peter Ryan to provide real-time demonstrations of how bows can differ depending on various factors.

. Free - Book Online »

Holy Trinity Church

. 3.30pm - 5.30pm

Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola K 423 G major
Mia Cooper (violin) and Eivind Ringstad (viola)

Dohnanyi: Serenade op. 10
Sophia Jaffé (violin), Adrian Brendel (cello) and Eivind Ringstad (viola)

Glazunov: Reverie Orientale for String Quartet and Clarinet 

Chen Halevi (clarinet) and Matangi Quartet

Dvoƙák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 'American'
Matangi Quartet

. €25 - Buy Online »

Schools Programme

Schools workshop with Matangi Quartet, 11am, Friday 8th, Town Hall Theatre.
Other workshops to take place in the academic year 2023/24 in selected national schools in the Westport area.

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